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Nasper-backed PayU in talks to acquire BillDesk for up to $4 billion

Media reports have said Paytm, which will soon come up with its initial public offering (IPO), is also evaluating BillDesk

PayU, Acquisitions, payments app
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BillDesk was founded in 2000 by a team of ex-Arthur Anderson professionals -- M N Srinivasu, Ajay Kaushal and Karthik Ganapathy. Reports say it handles 50-60 per cent of billing transactions in India

Shivani ShindeSamreen Ahmad Mumbai/Bengaluru
Nasper-backed fintech firm PayU has started talks to acquire domestic payment gateway major BillDesk, and the deal size could be in the range of $3-4 billion, sources in the know said.

“BillDesk has been open to being acquired for some time now, but in the past the valuations that the company was seeking proved to be a hurdle,” said a source. “Three years ago too, PayU had approached BillDesk for an acquisition, but things didn’t go ahead due to high valuations. BillDesk had asked for $2-billion value then,” said the source.

“If the deal happens, it will be a shot in the